South Walney Junior School
Amphitrite Street South, Walney, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 3BG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SOUTH CUMBRIA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Zena Lines
- Constituency
- Barrow and Furness
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 256
- Pupils on roll
- 209
- URN
- 149960
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Telephone
- 01229471447
About this school
South Walney Junior School is a primary academy in Barrow-in-Furness. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 209 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 53 | 41 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 |
Trends over time
How South Walney Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Westmorland and Furness average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 60.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 57% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 56.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 190 |
| 2024/25 | 191 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How South Walney Junior School compares
South Walney Junior School ranked 37th of 98 primary schools in Westmorland and Furness for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 4.8% | 24.6% | 209 | — |
| South Walney Infant and Nursery School | — | 3.9% | 15% | 134 | 0.1 miles |
| St Columba's School | 30% | 4.8% | 11.8% | 212 | 0.3 miles |
| Vickerstown School | 15% | 6.8% | 21.7% | 156 | 0.7 miles |
| Barrow Island Community Primary School | 54% | 5.8% | 29.8% | 162 | 0.8 miles |
| Brisbane Park Infant School | — | 6% | 41.2% | 95 | 1.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.61%
- English as an additional language
- 0.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.76%
- Persistent absence
- 12.44%
Location
Nearby schools
-
South Walney Infant and Nursery School0.1 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
-
St Columba's School0.3 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
-
Vickerstown School0.7 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
-
Barrow Island Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
-
Brisbane Park Infant School1.2 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
Other schools in Barrow-in-Furness
South Walney Junior School ranks 4th of the 20 ranked primary schools in Barrow-in-Furness.
- Barrow Island Community Primary School Primary
- Brisbane Park Infant School Primary
- Cambridge Primary School Primary
- Greengate Junior School Primary
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primary
- Newbarns Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Newton Village Academy Primary
- Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School Primary
- Parkside Academy Primary
- Ramsden Infant School Primary
- Roose School Primary
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does South Walney Junior School teach?
- South Walney Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Barrow-in-Furness.
- Who is the headteacher of South Walney Junior School?
- The headteacher of South Walney Junior School is Ms Zena Lines, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was South Walney Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected South Walney Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is South Walney Junior School?
- South Walney Junior School has 209 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is South Walney Junior School full?
- South Walney Junior School has capacity for 256 pupils and 209 on roll (82%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is South Walney Junior School a faith school?
- No. South Walney Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does South Walney Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records South Walney Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs South Walney Junior School?
- South Walney Junior School is part of SOUTH CUMBRIA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have South Walney Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2023/24 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does South Walney Junior School rank locally?
- South Walney Junior School ranked 37th of 98 primary schools in Westmorland and Furness for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is South Walney Junior School's absence rate?
- South Walney Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are South Walney Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, South Walney Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 15 July 2026.